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the payroll tax holiday ended with the fiscal cliff deal. americans received two percent more taken out of their paychecks. who will it affect? >> that will start right away. the changes have to be made no later than february 15. it is in everyone's interests that it be done as soon as possible. an extra two percent will have to be taken out. they are worth 6.2% be taken out february pay. an extra two percent will be taken out of february pay. >> there are bigger changes for those making over 400,000 dollars or couples making over $450,000. >> the rates will change. it will be 39.6%. in 2013, there was an increase in the tax on investment incomes. >> here are numbers on the u.s. senate. >> the payroll tax surcharge is 8.9% tax on paychecks. if your adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000. >> do taxes get easier? >> no. the preparation of our tax returns will be more complicated. they will be more complicated as they have every year. >> if you have questions on the changes part of the fiscal cliff law, here is the number to call. we have been
the payroll tax holiday ended with the fiscal cliff deal. americans received two percent more taken out of their paychecks. who will it affect? >> that will start right away. the changes have to be made no later than february 15. it is in everyone's interests that it be done as soon as possible. an extra two percent will have to be taken out. they are worth 6.2% be taken out february pay. an extra two percent will be taken out of february pay. >> there are bigger changes for those...
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on thist your take fiscal cliff deal. david in louisiana, republican caller. caller: i feel this bill is not really accomplishing anything. if we keep ignoring what we are doing with the tax dollars, iciest of money going to refuse -- i see this money going to a very few states and individuals. it is not stimulating manufacturing here. we are buying chinese solar panels and trying to offset that by putting tariffs on imports. it is a big joke. i'm not speaking just on the federal approval. that is just one example. we've got to have oversight and planning. we've got to do something that will not have long-range negative impacts. we've got to control spending. it is not a democrat or republican gain. we have to be realistic about what we are spending our money on. host: marla in missouri. go ahead. caller: a couple of things. the last few callers are right. it is not a democrat or republican. it is the whole cabinet. the thing that gets me is that ronald reagan did are all the money from social security. i am one of those people. i'm also on social security now
on thist your take fiscal cliff deal. david in louisiana, republican caller. caller: i feel this bill is not really accomplishing anything. if we keep ignoring what we are doing with the tax dollars, iciest of money going to refuse -- i see this money going to a very few states and individuals. it is not stimulating manufacturing here. we are buying chinese solar panels and trying to offset that by putting tariffs on imports. it is a big joke. i'm not speaking just on the federal approval. that...
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host: you volted against the fiscal cliff deal. why? guest: how much time have we got? i didn't like the spending portion of it. taken in a vacuum, i thought the tax portions, preserving rates and so forth, fixing the a.m.t., fixing the death tax permanently i thought was good. and i think i to have voted for it if it had just been about the tax rates but as so often is the case in washington, the bill wasn't just about the tax rates. it increased spending $330 billion over the next 10 years. i don't know how anyone is making the argument it's a balanced approach. it raises taxes and raises spending. and that's -- it was the spending part that did it in for me. host: speaker boehner voted for it. what do you read into his vote and the conversations that were happening both behind closed doors and on the house floor over the last couple of days? guest: i don't know. i honestly don't know. i was thinking about that a lot the last 24 hours. but there was some very candid discussions in our party which i think is very healthy. speaker cantor obviously voted against the bill
host: you volted against the fiscal cliff deal. why? guest: how much time have we got? i didn't like the spending portion of it. taken in a vacuum, i thought the tax portions, preserving rates and so forth, fixing the a.m.t., fixing the death tax permanently i thought was good. and i think i to have voted for it if it had just been about the tax rates but as so often is the case in washington, the bill wasn't just about the tax rates. it increased spending $330 billion over the next 10 years. i...
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that was the case with the fiscal cliff deal in early january, the case with the passage of the superstorm sandy release package in january as well, that was also the case in february with the passage of the violence against women act that included protections for members of the lgbt community, native americans and immigrants. that was all done as a result of the leadership of nancy pelosi, her vision, a unified democratic conference, and she is doing a tremendous job and will do anything better job as the next speaker of the united states congress. host: last call for hakeem jeffries comes from that converge, independent -- comes from upon roush, independent line. caller: good morning. i don't see where there is any agreement on republicans or democrats in the last few years. a little question -- do you see any future that you all going to finally agree on something to get this country moving? i guess the last two years, there has been so much disagreement on both sides of the aisle that this country is not moving ahead and you are seeing the problems it may. guest: oh, i certainly think
that was the case with the fiscal cliff deal in early january, the case with the passage of the superstorm sandy release package in january as well, that was also the case in february with the passage of the violence against women act that included protections for members of the lgbt community, native americans and immigrants. that was all done as a result of the leadership of nancy pelosi, her vision, a unified democratic conference, and she is doing a tremendous job and will do anything...
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that is one reason i voted against the fiscal cliff deal. raising taxes is not the way to grow our economy. they were spending increases. host: this from twitter. the va% of those polled are not satisfied with a gun laws -- we need to reinstitute the assault weapons ban and fix it. guest: we are willing to listen to proposals. the original assault weapons ban was not a meaningful law. it did not distinguish between the assault weapon and other types of weapons that fire bullets the same way. i think that's the problem with the -- a lot of people think it involves machine guns. host: new york state just passed legislation yesterday. i think this is what you're talking about. "this is not ok." you can purchase the same rifle without a pistol grip. they fire at the same bullets. guest: first of all, that refers to automatic weapons. in military-style automatic weapon cannot be purchased by a civilian in the united states today. if you want to collect them and found an older model, you have to go through extensive licensing and background checks
that is one reason i voted against the fiscal cliff deal. raising taxes is not the way to grow our economy. they were spending increases. host: this from twitter. the va% of those polled are not satisfied with a gun laws -- we need to reinstitute the assault weapons ban and fix it. guest: we are willing to listen to proposals. the original assault weapons ban was not a meaningful law. it did not distinguish between the assault weapon and other types of weapons that fire bullets the same way. i...
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we got about $600 billion, not as much as i wanted from the fiscal cliff deal. we have cut $2.5 trillion in spending. you do the math. $600 billion is a lot less than $2.5 trillion in spending. talk about a balanced approach. in terms of closing tax loopholes, i think there are a great many opportunities to do that. for example, the buffett rule. it is named after warren buffett who said, here i am a billionaire and my secretary pays less in taxes than i do. if you have net income over $2 million, you should have an effective tax rate of of least 30%. the ryan budget does not do anything about the oil and gas subsidies that we could close. it is important to put investment in areas where we need investments. one shift those to a new economy and building a good grid by creating jobs and incentivizing business. let's work with business and incentivizing these companies to create jobs and opportunities for folks. i do get your point that you ponied up $600 billion and that is a sacrifice of the 1% of our country. there have been $2.5 trillion taken out of the econo
we got about $600 billion, not as much as i wanted from the fiscal cliff deal. we have cut $2.5 trillion in spending. you do the math. $600 billion is a lot less than $2.5 trillion in spending. talk about a balanced approach. in terms of closing tax loopholes, i think there are a great many opportunities to do that. for example, the buffett rule. it is named after warren buffett who said, here i am a billionaire and my secretary pays less in taxes than i do. if you have net income over $2...
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we saw a similar kind of situation with the fiscal cliff deal that was made in the senate and went to the house and john boehner brought it up with help of democrats. continue to cover the story, whatsoever things are you looking for, who in particular will you be following? it will be interesting to look at how harry reid and mitch mcconnell, the two senate leaders for the democratic and republican party work together. also who they bring into these meetings. chuck schumer are close allies of their respective leaders. it will be interesting to see if they can work together on something like this. we saw a plan introduced by susan collins over the weekend. we will see if she participates as well. eye on thep an minority leaders. you can read her report and follow her on twitter, thank you for the update. onto your calls on the impact on capitol hill. georgia, democrats line, go ahead. i remember back when harry reid, nancy pelosi, and chuck schumer would -- this hatred for our troops has gone on for a long time. a -- hussein did that's all i can say. -- gary isis about up on the indep
we saw a similar kind of situation with the fiscal cliff deal that was made in the senate and went to the house and john boehner brought it up with help of democrats. continue to cover the story, whatsoever things are you looking for, who in particular will you be following? it will be interesting to look at how harry reid and mitch mcconnell, the two senate leaders for the democratic and republican party work together. also who they bring into these meetings. chuck schumer are close allies of...
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cliff deal, he inserted a $500 million gift to amgen, a company that has been investigated for fraud. nobody in the news is saying -- i agree, we have a spending problem. it is the republicans in congress. they keep inserting his gifts to the people that contribute to their campaigns. it is going to dollars and they are giving way to these corporations that are making huge profits. yet we are giving money to them. then there are other corporations that are committing fraudulent acts on poor people, and we are giving money to them. yes, we have a spending problem in washington. if got rid of all of them -- even my beloved bernie sanders -- fire every incumbent. get them out of there. start with some honest people who are not going to make deals. guess what? all that spending will go away. the things that i see here in the last 30 years is that everybody -- the rich's wealth has gone through the ruth -- through the roof, and everybody else is barely surviving. host: just the rumor of sequestration is affecting the economy. the national journal, according to omb, has what will happen if
cliff deal, he inserted a $500 million gift to amgen, a company that has been investigated for fraud. nobody in the news is saying -- i agree, we have a spending problem. it is the republicans in congress. they keep inserting his gifts to the people that contribute to their campaigns. it is going to dollars and they are giving way to these corporations that are making huge profits. yet we are giving money to them. then there are other corporations that are committing fraudulent acts on poor...
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that is the entire fiscal clift deal -- fiscal cliff deal. that includes the estate tax increase that was implemented. the capital gains tax hike. a $170,000ing about hit on incomes that are sort of astronomical and beyond the comprehension of most of us, so you have to keep that in perspective. >> -- host: we are going back to the phones to continue our conversation with pedro da costa. go ahead. caller: your guest has not talked about how obamacare has affected consumer spending. insurance rates have gone up a lot. mine has gone up over $200 per month. you couple that with the payroll tax increase, and that is a big chunk out of one's monthly income. guest: i'm not a health sector expert, but i do not know that -- i have not seen wide evidence that health care cost increases have been particularly abrupt in the last few months. there is not any particular evidence of that. there is a sense that people feel -- people talk about inflation, and people worry about their money not going as far, and they get baffled by the notion that we say infl
that is the entire fiscal clift deal -- fiscal cliff deal. that includes the estate tax increase that was implemented. the capital gains tax hike. a $170,000ing about hit on incomes that are sort of astronomical and beyond the comprehension of most of us, so you have to keep that in perspective. >> -- host: we are going back to the phones to continue our conversation with pedro da costa. go ahead. caller: your guest has not talked about how obamacare has affected consumer spending....
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cliff deal. there was a lot of concern, obviously, late last year, in fact, a great deal of concern on the part of republicans about the potential for sequester taking effect. they seem to have had a change of heart about that. but at the time there was great concern expressed by republicans about that. what was also the case is we were engaged -- because of the other deadlines, the fiscal cliff, the fact that there was the potential that taxes would go up on middle-class americans around the country -- we were in engaged in negotiations with the speaker of the house in an effort to try to achieve a bigger deal that would have both dealt with averting those tax hikes and further deficit reduction. unfortunately, the speaker walked away from that deal. but the environment was different. now we're not seeing any flexibility from -- it was different then than it is now. we're not seeing much interest at this point from republican leaders in even engaging in a discussion about how we can move forward
cliff deal. there was a lot of concern, obviously, late last year, in fact, a great deal of concern on the part of republicans about the potential for sequester taking effect. they seem to have had a change of heart about that. but at the time there was great concern expressed by republicans about that. what was also the case is we were engaged -- because of the other deadlines, the fiscal cliff, the fact that there was the potential that taxes would go up on middle-class americans around the...
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you are up first, as the senate early this morning approved the deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. caller: happy new year. i think it is a good deal the democrats got, but i am worried on the second dell as they want to put social security on the line. it does nothing to do with the deficit. our taxes paid into social security. it has nothing to do with debt. i do not know why the republicans -- the republicans have been trying to get rid of social security for 70 years now and have not gotten it done. they want to take the money and give congress a raise. they want to take people's social security money and give congress a raise and what are they doing? nothing. then they want to take money and give it to the pentagon. they put all of the money into these outfits, but they want to cut social security. host: john, ap reported this morning that officials decided to use the measure to prevent the pay raise for lawmakers. i want to let you know that, and also, if you are concerned about social security on the table in what is called round two after the 113th congress convenes, which h
you are up first, as the senate early this morning approved the deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. caller: happy new year. i think it is a good deal the democrats got, but i am worried on the second dell as they want to put social security on the line. it does nothing to do with the deficit. our taxes paid into social security. it has nothing to do with debt. i do not know why the republicans -- the republicans have been trying to get rid of social security for 70 years now and have not gotten...
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the fiscal, with cliff deal, yet another $700 billion. in the budget control act, we got about 2.1 train dollars of spending restraint. we have done one simpson-bowles. have you noticed it is not enough? the long- addressing term deficit. it is spending. if you want revenue government, grow your economy. i know have -- i have thrown in the numbers. of thehe trough recession, when revenue really declined quite a bit. today, this year, in fiscal year 2013, the one that just ended, we raised $669 billion more in economic growth. per year. there was no tax increase. that was just economic growth. the tax increase, president obama got the fiscal with 10 years. average out, $60 billion. economic growth, i think you can prove, is 10 times more punishve than trying to success, which i think arms economic growth. the budget deal ups spending and perpetuates waste and takes pressure off of government to be more efficient and effective. tom has done a phenomenal to working with the office really identify areas of duplication. different jobs training
the fiscal, with cliff deal, yet another $700 billion. in the budget control act, we got about 2.1 train dollars of spending restraint. we have done one simpson-bowles. have you noticed it is not enough? the long- addressing term deficit. it is spending. if you want revenue government, grow your economy. i know have -- i have thrown in the numbers. of thehe trough recession, when revenue really declined quite a bit. today, this year, in fiscal year 2013, the one that just ended, we raised $669...
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cliff deal that was reached in january. within the next several months, the debt limit will have to be raised and the president has said he is not negotiating like in 2011. it was an ugly time in washington but republicans are saying that the boats are not there for a clean debt increase and we need some spending reform. it could get quite ugly again. host: we are looking at a fall timeframe? guest: or possibly late fall. will looks like it will be this year but the treasury department is reassessing how much money they have and how long they can keep going. at some point, they will say that we need the debt limit raised. there has been no progress on the grand bargain the president has been doing a charm offensive on republicans mostly in the senate have credited the president for getting together and having these dinners whether it be at a restaurant in d.c. or at the white house. they have not yielded much as far as negotiating some type of a grand bargain whether it is on medicare, medicaid, and the debt limit. that is
cliff deal that was reached in january. within the next several months, the debt limit will have to be raised and the president has said he is not negotiating like in 2011. it was an ugly time in washington but republicans are saying that the boats are not there for a clean debt increase and we need some spending reform. it could get quite ugly again. host: we are looking at a fall timeframe? guest: or possibly late fall. will looks like it will be this year but the treasury department is...
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cliff deal, that revenue was no longer going to be part of the conversation. it is over, it is done with. so everything we have to do now to address the deficit we're going to do exclusively through cuts. the president has been very clear, chris van hollen has been clear, our caucus is clear. from here on out if you're going to do anything to address the deficit you have to approach it in a balanced fashion. balanced means that revenue continues to be part of the conversation. this is what coppingman van hollen has out -- congressman van hollen has put forward and what also has been put forward on the senate side. you can't with a straight face say to a headstart youngster, or to a special needs student that we're not going to look at revenue anymore. when you have a situation of the oil and gas industry that continues to get bills of dollars in subsidies, taxpayer money. what you're doing there is you're making a choice. on the one side, you have an industry that in 2011 made $137 billion in profits. that's more than the total value of the sequestration over
cliff deal, that revenue was no longer going to be part of the conversation. it is over, it is done with. so everything we have to do now to address the deficit we're going to do exclusively through cuts. the president has been very clear, chris van hollen has been clear, our caucus is clear. from here on out if you're going to do anything to address the deficit you have to approach it in a balanced fashion. balanced means that revenue continues to be part of the conversation. this is what...
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cliff deal. host: andrew in middletown, new jersey. caller: good morning, c-span. first of all, i find it interesting that boehner put an op-ed page in "the wall street journal" blaming obama and the democrats and everybody else. i would like to take boehner down memory lane, where george bush -- does everybody remember the illegal war he started indirect and bush was there for eight years -- in iraq and bush was there for eight years? where does that money come from and we are still paying for it. now, if they have a revenue problem, let's talk about the gas tax credit given to the oil and gas industry that has had a christmas party. who is going to pay for this? the average american who is losing their job, who has no health care. veterans will pay for this because cuts will be made to the va. they have already said cuts would be on the military bases. now, this blame game is going to be used as an election tool in the next election and the winners will be the congress in washington and the ame
cliff deal. host: andrew in middletown, new jersey. caller: good morning, c-span. first of all, i find it interesting that boehner put an op-ed page in "the wall street journal" blaming obama and the democrats and everybody else. i would like to take boehner down memory lane, where george bush -- does everybody remember the illegal war he started indirect and bush was there for eight years -- in iraq and bush was there for eight years? where does that money come from and we are still...
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this deal that we just did, this so-called fiscal cliff deal, the new year's eve deal, that even though there were things in it that i thought was good, i was concerned because of what wasn't in it. i believe the american people and our markets, our business people, deserve to have this budgetary issue resolved in a way so they can actually plan. . my republican friends correctly point out there is a consequence when congress doesn't solve the problems but they're the ones causing uncertainty. they are guilty of causing the problem they criticize the most. they said we shouldn't kick the can down the road. they should we should have finality. but they are the ones not agreeing to some finality. they say that we need to make sure that we get some real job creation, but they're the ones cutting into the public sector causing us layoffs from the federal government and state governments and people who have government jobs spend money, too, which leads people who they do business with to have jobs because, of course, if you work for the e.p.a. and you go to a local grocery store, you spend m
this deal that we just did, this so-called fiscal cliff deal, the new year's eve deal, that even though there were things in it that i thought was good, i was concerned because of what wasn't in it. i believe the american people and our markets, our business people, deserve to have this budgetary issue resolved in a way so they can actually plan. . my republican friends correctly point out there is a consequence when congress doesn't solve the problems but they're the ones causing uncertainty....
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republicans think they agreed to increase tax cut as part of the fiscal cliff deal and they felt the president was pushing them to do something they already did. that he was asking for too much. host: the reaction from democrats to this charm offensive for rank-and-file republicans? guest: democrats will not say they don't want the president meeting with republicans. publicly, they said it's a good thing. i think that many particularly on the hill are sceptical anything will come out of it. host: thanks for joining us. guest:. thanks for having: >> to capitol hill for a meeting on copyright compliance. this is just getting underway. >> i am the executive director. a bit of housekeeping. next week on friday, march 15, we have another briefing on cyber security. it is called the cyber security after the white house order, will congress make the next move? it will deal with some of the cyber security issues we are dealing with on a daily basis. today's event is called combating cyber security online. toay's event is designed explore a system that is being s ined out to the major isp' am
republicans think they agreed to increase tax cut as part of the fiscal cliff deal and they felt the president was pushing them to do something they already did. that he was asking for too much. host: the reaction from democrats to this charm offensive for rank-and-file republicans? guest: democrats will not say they don't want the president meeting with republicans. publicly, they said it's a good thing. i think that many particularly on the hill are sceptical anything will come out of it....
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that's one of the reasons why i voted against the fiscal cliff deal. the president called for a balanced approach. i think his approach raising taxes is not the way to grow our economy. nonetheless, he indicated there would be spending cuts. there were not. in fact there were spending increases in that bill. host: fix boxer's original assault gun ban. echoing a recent poll that said 30% of those polled are dissatisfied with gun laws, want to see them strengthened. not specific gun laws but, you know, saying we need to reinstitute the assault weapons ban and fix it. guest: well, the evidence -- again, we are certainly willing to listen to proposals that are offered by the president and his commission and by others, but the original assault weapons ban was not a meaningful law because it did not distinguish between the so-called assault weapon and other types of firearms that fire bullets exactly the same way in which over 100 million americans are owners of these firearms. host: could i stop you there? guest: i think that's the problem with the assault
that's one of the reasons why i voted against the fiscal cliff deal. the president called for a balanced approach. i think his approach raising taxes is not the way to grow our economy. nonetheless, he indicated there would be spending cuts. there were not. in fact there were spending increases in that bill. host: fix boxer's original assault gun ban. echoing a recent poll that said 30% of those polled are dissatisfied with gun laws, want to see them strengthened. not specific gun laws but, you...
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cliff deal, that revenue was no longer going to be part of the conversation. it is over, it is done with. so everything we have to do now to address the deficit we're going to do exclusively through cuts. the president has been very clear, chris van hollen has been clear, our caucus is clear. from here on out if you're going to do anything to address the deficit you have to approach it in a balanced fashion. balanced means that revenue continues to be part of the conversation. this is what coppingman van hollen has out-- congressman van hollen has put forward and what also has been put forward on the senate side. you can't with a straight face say to a headstart youngster, or to a special needs student that we're not going to look at revenue anymore. when you have a situation of the oil and gas industry that continues to get bills of dollars in subsidies, taxpayer money. what you're doing there is you're making a choice. on the one side, you have an industry that in 2011 made $137 billion in profits. that's more than the total value of the sequestration over a
cliff deal, that revenue was no longer going to be part of the conversation. it is over, it is done with. so everything we have to do now to address the deficit we're going to do exclusively through cuts. the president has been very clear, chris van hollen has been clear, our caucus is clear. from here on out if you're going to do anything to address the deficit you have to approach it in a balanced fashion. balanced means that revenue continues to be part of the conversation. this is what...
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a meeting that would be involved in setting the ground rules on the fiscal cliff deal. it is our understanding of the agreement will be to simply set up a house-floor vote. the senate passed somewhere early this morning. hours after midnight where everyone was spending the new year. that measure is going to get a clean vote in the house within the next couple of hours. the rules committee will set up the ground rules. >> what was the spending amendment they were talking about and who is behind it? >> there was talk by house republican leadership attempting to pay through the cost of the senate bill or some sort of legislation. the house has previously voted on the spending package, primarily with gop support. what happened was, a decision was made by john boehner and other house leaders to only go in the direction of amending the senate bill if they would have the 217, 218 votes necessary in order to actually get the amendment through the house, pass the bill with an amendment, and send it back to the senate. members coming out of a republican meeting indicated they do
a meeting that would be involved in setting the ground rules on the fiscal cliff deal. it is our understanding of the agreement will be to simply set up a house-floor vote. the senate passed somewhere early this morning. hours after midnight where everyone was spending the new year. that measure is going to get a clean vote in the house within the next couple of hours. the rules committee will set up the ground rules. >> what was the spending amendment they were talking about and who is...
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of the fiscal cliff deal dangers -- endangers u.s. entitlements. medicare, medicaid, food stamps, and even social security. do you have concerns entitlements are on the table and what is your stance, keeping them the way they are a changing them? guest: when i talk about entitlements i'd like to talk about all forms of entitlements, as well as corporate entitlements. the federal government is backed with dollars of corporate entitlements to major corporations in industries. so, before we look at cutting benefits to seniors who paid into medicare and social security -- i agree, other types of income amounts like corporate entitlements should be looked at and considered for reduction or even elimination. look, it is not the senior in my district who gets $1,000 check from social security that is the problem. they are not the ones contributing to this federal deficit. they paid into the system. we made a promise to them. this is the retirement they need. it is not very much in order for them to pay their rent, their power or bills, to buy food or medi
of the fiscal cliff deal dangers -- endangers u.s. entitlements. medicare, medicaid, food stamps, and even social security. do you have concerns entitlements are on the table and what is your stance, keeping them the way they are a changing them? guest: when i talk about entitlements i'd like to talk about all forms of entitlements, as well as corporate entitlements. the federal government is backed with dollars of corporate entitlements to major corporations in industries. so, before we look...
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president obama ana look from 's washington journal of how businesses view the fiscal cliff deal. host: the former governor of michigan joins us, john engler. his recent position is at the business roundtable, serves as their president. guest: good morning. host: the business roundtable represents what? guest: chief executives of leading u.s. companies, global companies, 200 ceos, $700 trillion in revenue. companies that do more than half of the private sector r&d of the country. they are big investors. host: do they come to washington? what did they look for? guest: what business would like in washington, most of our members are significantly larger. we have a lot of mom and pop small businesses and our supply chains. the chairman from boeing likes to say, every time a boeing plane land somewhere in the world, there are 11,000 suppliers landing as well. we want to get the risk down, the certainty up, and have a predictable stable highly competitive environment from which to go out and compete around the world and win. host: one thing we heard leading up to discussions late last y
president obama ana look from 's washington journal of how businesses view the fiscal cliff deal. host: the former governor of michigan joins us, john engler. his recent position is at the business roundtable, serves as their president. guest: good morning. host: the business roundtable represents what? guest: chief executives of leading u.s. companies, global companies, 200 ceos, $700 trillion in revenue. companies that do more than half of the private sector r&d of the country. they are...
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the fiscal cliff deal at the end of december locked in some tax rates and policies that could be there for some time. we have the series of negotiations and cliffs over budget cuts. that is not about taxes. it could become about taxes. we seem to have no new federal tax increases on the horizon. you never know how things will shake out. host: brian. new york says he is doing better and worse. tell us why. caller: the question reads, how are americans doing financially? my company, which is an oral -- auto repairs and auto parts, had a decrease in business and revenue in 2012. we have strong years and 2009, 011.0, and 2 when people keep their cars longer, we tend to be busy. looking at myself in 2012, we had some difficulties last year achieving the goals that we established for sales. however, it indicate that the economy is getting better. i have been in this business 35 years. that is consistent. a lot of our regular customers that were hanging onto their cars have bought new cars. if not new, at least one or two years old. that is a good indication that the economy is slowly coming
the fiscal cliff deal at the end of december locked in some tax rates and policies that could be there for some time. we have the series of negotiations and cliffs over budget cuts. that is not about taxes. it could become about taxes. we seem to have no new federal tax increases on the horizon. you never know how things will shake out. host: brian. new york says he is doing better and worse. tell us why. caller: the question reads, how are americans doing financially? my company, which is an...
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the problem is, we have set up three more fiscal cliffs. we will have to deal with the debt ceiling, we will have to deal with the continuing resolution expiration, and we will have to deal with the sequestered. all that is left is spending cuts. the only question we have to ask ourselves is, what programs do we cut and how deep do we cut them? we have to look back on this night and regret it, notwithstanding the fact that 95% of us will look for. thank you. >> the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. >> i'm prepared to close the to the gentleman is prepared to close. >> i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york. >> recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today to support this bill. essentially, we have two choices here -- we prevent us from going over the cliff, or we go over the cliff. that would wreak havoc with the markets and everything else. it never should have come to this. we should have been negotiating and passing a balanced bill. the american people are fed up with what they see in this dysfunctional
the problem is, we have set up three more fiscal cliffs. we will have to deal with the debt ceiling, we will have to deal with the continuing resolution expiration, and we will have to deal with the sequestered. all that is left is spending cuts. the only question we have to ask ourselves is, what programs do we cut and how deep do we cut them? we have to look back on this night and regret it, notwithstanding the fact that 95% of us will look for. thank you. >> the gentleman from...
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rumor, he was a big player in helping resolve the fiscal cliff crisis. he voted for the final deal. he carries a big stick. i think he wants a framework where they can work. there are big differences between the budget. again, as an appropriator, we would like to see a budget agreement sooner rather than later. we are appropriating at the republican level. obviously, the senate will appropriate the in the critic senate they are about $90 billion apart. i would like to begin the process, but i've liked chairman ryan's. host: representative cole of oklahoma is our guest. you can send him a tweet at @cspanwj or an e-mail at journal@c-span.org. today, the house is voting on health care. here is the democratic whip steny hoyer. [video clip] >> what i find, and i believe most americans find, and comprehensible -- incomprehensible is how we can waste hours time on such an vote when the sequence richer is having an effect on our economy and on so many lines -- so many lives of americans. now suppose be our focus as we can until we find a solution. were: well, if the roles reversed, he would
rumor, he was a big player in helping resolve the fiscal cliff crisis. he voted for the final deal. he carries a big stick. i think he wants a framework where they can work. there are big differences between the budget. again, as an appropriator, we would like to see a budget agreement sooner rather than later. we are appropriating at the republican level. obviously, the senate will appropriate the in the critic senate they are about $90 billion apart. i would like to begin the process, but...